document_title: Strictly Come Dancing

question_text: what are the judges names on strictly come dancing

question_tokens: what are the judges names on strictly come dancing

text: Strictly Come Dancing

text: Development

text: Producer Richard Hopkins, who had produced the first UK series of Big Brother, unsuccessfully pitched the idea of a modern Come Dancing to the BBC under the title of Pro-Celebrity Dancing in 2003.[10] Later, entertainment executive Fenia Vardanis also suggested reviving Come Dancing, so Jane Lush, the then head of BBC Entertainment, put Hopkins and Vardanis together to develop the show.[10]

text: Hopkins then called in Karen Smith, who had just produced Comic Relief Does Fame Academy for BBC One and The Games for Channel 4, to help lead the development of the show and launch the series. Smith was the show running Executive Producer of the first three series, and of sister show It Takes Two.[11] She then took the role of Creative Director of BBC Entertainment whilst still overseeing series 4 and 5.[12][13]

text: Hopkins later took the format to America himself when the BBC dismissed the idea of selling it abroad, as they felt it was too British.[14]

text: Format

text: From series 1 to 11, Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly presented the pro-celebrity ballroom dancing competition. From series 8 to 11, Forsyth only presented the main show and was replaced for the results show by Claudia Winkleman, at which point Daly assumed Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman assumed Daly's role as co-presenter. Winkleman has joined Daly as full-time co-presenter for series 12 following Forsyth's departure after the 2013 series. Through telephone voting, viewers vote for who they would like to be in the next round, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the judges. For example, with ten contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive ten points, second favourite nine points, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings. The bottom ranked couple gets one point.[15] The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, and to Children in Need from series 2 to 5.

text: The show is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday evenings, and is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman (however Zoë Ball covered for Winkleman for a number of weeks in 2014). Sir Bruce Forsyth presented the live shows alongside Daly from 2004 to 2013, announcing his departure in 2014. He was to continue to present special editions of the show.[16] For some of the second series, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in temporarily for Daly while she took maternity leave; Claudia Winkleman hosted the results show and editions that Forsyth had missed between 2010 and 2013. The judging panel initially consisted of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Alesha Dixon took Phillips' place from series 7 to 9, after which she left the programme to judge Britain's Got Talent which led retired ballerina Darcey Bussell to replace her; Bussell remains a judge alongside Tonioli and Revel Horwood.[17] Tonioli commutes weekly between Hollywood and London to judge both the American and British versions of the show simultaneously. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of forty. The voice-over announcer is Alan Dedicoat. During series four, an hour-long highlights show was shown on Sundays at 19:00 on BBC Two, and during series five and six, the results show moved to Sunday evenings, although it was filmed on Saturday and then broadcast "as live" on the Sunday.

text: The singers on the show are Tommy Blaize, Hayley Sanderson, Lance Ellington, Andrea Grant and formerly the well known UK dance music vocalist Tara McDonald. The music director is David Arch. Tommy Blaize has been part of Strictly since its beginning. David Arch joined in the fourth series and Hayley Sanderson in the fifth.

text: The show was broadcast from a specially constructed set at the BBC Television Centre, moving to the Elstree Studios in 2013. However, in the first two series, shows were also filmed at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, where the original Come Dancing series was filmed in the 1970s.[18][19]

text: In the second series, two shows were filmed at the Tower Ballroom, show five and the Grand Final which was broadcast live on 11 December 2004.[20][21] In 2005 though the BBC announced that they would not be returning to the venue for the third series due to "logistical problems".[22] In October 2008, Craig Revel Horwood called for the series to return to the Tower Ballroom, saying, "the atmosphere was electric. It's huge and has so much history. The Tower Ballroom puts a lot of pressure on the professionals and the celebrities to perform to the best of their potential. What a wonderful place to go live to 12 million people. We have got to get the BBC to bring Strictly Come Dancing back to Blackpool." Eventually, the show did return to the Tower Ballroom, for series 7, where Blackpool-born Craig Kelly was eliminated. The episode was aired live on 7 November 2009.[23] Strictly Come Dancing returned to Blackpool for the 2010[24] and 2011 series.[25] Then after series 10 when Strictly Come Dancing did not go to Blackpool, they announced that they would return for series 11.[26]

text: Presenters

text:
Cast member
Series

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Sir Bruce Forsyth1

Tess Daly2

Claudia Winkleman3

Zoë Ball4

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text: Other

text:
Year(s)
Series
Presenter
Show
Notes

2004
1
Justin Lee Collins
Strictly Come Dancing on Three

2004
2
Natasha Kaplinsky
Main show
Maternity cover for Tess Daly

2008
6
Fearne Cotton
Children in Need special

2009
7
Ronnie Corbett
Main show
Guest host, Week 9

2014
12
Zoë Ball
Main show
Guest host, covering for Claudia Winkleman

text: Live tour

text:
Year(s)
Presenter

2008–10, 2012–13
Kate Thornton

2010
Amanda Byram

2011, 2015
Zoë Ball

2014
Lisa Riley

2016
Mel Giedroyc

2017
Anita Rani

2018
Ore Oduba

text: Judging panel

text:
Judge
Series

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Bruno Tonioli

Craig Revel Horwood

Len GoodmanA

Arlene Phillips

Alesha Dixon

Darcey BussellB

Shirley Ballas

Jennifer GreyC

Donny OsmondD

text: Professional dancers and their partners

text:
[hide]Professional
Avg.
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Series 5
Series 6
Series 7
Series 8
Series 9
Series 10
Series 11
Series 12
Series 13
Series 14
Series 15

 AJ Pritchard

31.14

N/A

Claudia Fragapane

Mollie King

 Aliona Vilani

32.53

N/A

Rav Wilding

Matt Baker

Harry Judd

Injured

Tony Jacklin

Gregg Wallace

Jay McGuiness

N/A

 Aljaž Skorjanec

33.50

N/A

Abbey Clancy

Alison Hammond

Helen George

Daisy Lowe

Gemma Atkinson

 Amy Dowden

19.80

N/A

Brian Conley

 Andrew Cuerden

23.00

N/A

Jaye Jacobs

N/A

 Anton du Beke

23.66

Lesley Garrett

Esther Rantzen

Patsy Palmer

Jan Ravens

Kate Garraway

Gillian Taylforth

Laila Rouass

Ann Widdecombe

Nancy Dell'Olio

Jerry Hall

Fiona Fullerton

Judy Murray

Katie Derham

Lesley Joseph

Ruth Langsford

 Anya Garnis

32.61

N/A

Patrick Robinson

N/A

 Artem Chigvintsev

33.80

N/A

Kara Tointon

Holly Valance

Fern Britton

Natalie Gumede

N/A

 Brendan Cole

28.00

Natasha Kaplinsky

Sarah Manners

Fiona Phillips

Claire King

Kelly Brook

Lisa Snowdon

Jo Wood

Michelle Williams

Lulu

Victoria Pendleton

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Sunetra Sarker

Kirsty Gallacher

Anastacia

Charlotte Hawkins

 Brian Fortuna

31.48

N/A

Heather Small

Ali Bastian

N/A

 Camilla Dallerup

29.84

David Dickinson

Roger Black

James Martin

Ray Fearon

Gethin Jones

Tom Chambers

N/A

 Darren Bennett

30.14

N/A

Jill Halfpenny

Gloria Hunniford

Emma Bunton

Letitia Dean

Jessie Wallace

Lynda Bellingham

N/A

 Dianne Buswell

16.00

N/A

Rev. Richard Coles

 Erin Boag

27.34

Martin Offiah

Julian Clary

Colin Jackson

Peter Schmeichel

Willie Thorne

Austin Healey

Ricky Groves

Peter Shilton

Rory Bremner

Richard Arnold

N/A

 Flavia Cacace

28.73

N/A

Jimmy Tarbuck

Matt Di Angelo

Phil Daniels

Craig Kelly

Jimi Mistry

Russell Grant

Louis Smith

N/A

 Giovanni Pernice

33.26

N/A

Georgia May Foote

Laura Whitmore

Debbie McGee

 Gleb Savchenko

30.77

N/A

Anita Rani

N/A

 Gorka Márquez

32.55

N/A

Tameka Empson

Alexandra Burke

 Hanna Haarala

26.17

N/A

Will Thorp

N/A

 Hanna Karttunen

20.08

Christopher Parker

N/A

 Hayley Holt

19.75

N/A

Mark Foster

N/A

 Hazel Newberry

8.00

N/A

Quentin Willson

N/A

 Ian Waite

31.52

N/A

Denise Lewis

Zoë Ball

Mica Paris

Penny Lancaster

Jodie Kidd

Jade Johnson

N/A

 Iveta Lukosiute

25.47

N/A

Johnny Ball

Mark Benton

Thom Evans

N/A

 Izabela Hannah

19.60

N/A

Dennis Taylor

N/A

 James Jordan

31.86

N/A

Georgina Bouzova

Gabby Logan

Cherie Lunghi

Zöe Lucker

Pamela Stephenson

Alex Jones

Denise van Outen

Vanessa Feltz

N/A

 Janette Manrara

29.97

N/A

Julien Macdonald

Jake Wood

Peter Andre

Melvin Odoom

Aston Merrygold

 Jared Murillo

26.75

N/A

Tina O'Brien

N/A

 Joanne Clifton

30.91

N/A

Scott Mills

N/A

Ore Oduba

N/A

 John Byrnes

30.00

Claire Sweeney

N/A

 Karen Clifton

25.14

N/A

Nicky Byrne

Dave Myers

Mark Wright

Jeremy Vine

Will Young

Simon Rimmer

 Karen Hardy

29.04

N/A

Bill Turnbull

Mark Ramprakash

Brian Capron

Gary Rhodes

N/A

 Katya Jones

26.06

N/A

Ed Balls

Joe McFadden

 Katya Virshilas

26.21

N/A

Phil Tufnell

Gavin Henson

Dan Lobb

N/A

 Kevin Clifton

33.65

N/A

Susanna Reid

Frankie Bridge

Kellie Bright

Louise Redknapp

Susan Calman

 Kristina Rihanoff

28.31

N/A

John Sergeant

Joe Calzaghe

Goldie

Jason Donovan

Colin Salmon

Ben Cohen

Simon Webbe

Daniel O'Donnell

N/A

 Kylie Jones

20.00

Jason Wood

N/A

 Lilia Kopylova

29.11

N/A

Aled Jones

Darren Gough

Matt Dawson

Dominic Littlewood

Don Warrington

Richard Dunwoody

N/A

 Matthew Cutler

31.42

N/A

Siobhan Hayes

Carol Smillie

Alesha Dixon

Christine Bleakley

Martina Hingis

N/A

 Nadiya Bychkova

29.38

N/A

Davood Ghadami

 Natalie Lowe

29.51

N/A

Ricky Whittle

Scott Maslen

Audley Harrison

Michael Vaughan

Injured

Tim Wonnacott

Ainsley Harriott

Greg Rutherford

N/A

 Nicole Cutler

21.58

N/A

Diarmuid Gavin

N/A

Nicholas Owen

John Barnes

N/A

 Oksana Platero

29.64

N/A

Judge Rinder

N/A

 Ola Jordan

27.04

N/A

DJ Spoony

Kenny Logan

Andrew Castle

Chris Hollins

Paul Daniels

Robbie Savage

Sid Owen

Ashley Taylor Dawson

Steve Backshall

Iwan Thomas

N/A

 Oti Mabuse

31.52

N/A

Anthony Ogogo

Danny Mac

Jonnie Peacock

 Pasha Kovalev

31.13

N/A

Chelsee Healey

Kimberley Walsh

Rachel Riley

Caroline Flack

Carol Kirkwood

Naga Munchetty

Chizzy Akudolu

 Paul Killick

22.88

Verona Joseph

Carol Vorderman

N/A

 Robin Windsor

28.49

N/A

Patsy Kensit

Anita Dobson

Lisa Riley

Deborah Meaden

Injured

N/A

 Trent Whiddon

34.55

N/A

Pixie Lott

N/A

 Tristan MacManus

24.25

N/A

Jennifer Gibney

Jamelia

N/A

 Vincent Simone

31.21

N/A

Louisa Lytton

Stephanie Beacham

Rachel Stevens

Natalie Cassidy

Felicity Kendal

Edwina Currie

Dani Harmer

N/A

text: Key:

text: Notes and statistics

text:
Iveta Lukosiute was a replacement partner for Johnny Ball in series 10 after his original partner, Aliona Vilani, was injured in training.
Although Ian Waite and Karen Hardy no longer dance competitively on the show, they do still make regular appearances on companion programme It Takes Two. Waite and Darren Bennett both participated in the professional dance troupe in series 8, and Waite stood in as a temporary dance partner in series 8, due to the unavailability of Brendan Cole.
Brendan Cole and Anton du Beke are the only two professional dancers who have taken part in all fifteen series of the show. Anton has never won the competition; Brendan won the first series with Natasha Kaplinsky.
Only four professionals have won in their first series of being a Strictly professional. Those four are Brendan Cole (Series 1), Darren Bennett (Series 2), Artem Chigvintsev (Series 8) and Aljaž Skorjanec (series 11)
Only four professionals have won in their last series of being a Strictly professional. Those four are Camilla Dallerup (Series 6), Flavia Cacace (Series 10), Aliona Vilani (series 13) and Joanne Clifton (series 14).
In series 11, Aliona Vilani (who had previously been announced as leaving the show) was a replacement for Natalie Lowe who was injured before the series started. The producers of the show announced this on 2 September 2013.
Aliona Vilani is the first professional in history to be eliminated first twice in a row with Tony Jacklin in series 11 and Gregg Wallace in series 12. She is also the only professional, however, to have won more than once (with Harry Judd and Jay McGuiness)
Kevin Clifton has the most final appearances ever, with four. These are all consecutive.
In series 13, Joanne Clifton was a professional dancer however was not given a celebrity partner. In series 14 and 15, Neil Jones and Chloe Hewitt were professional dancers but had no partner.

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text: Professional partners

text: Some of the dancers form professional partnerships, dancing together competitively or on the show. Darren Bennet and Lilia Kopylova,[27] and James and Ola Jordan are married,[28] while Matthew and Nicole Cutler are divorced but still professional partners.[29][30] Anton du Beke and Erin Boag[31] have danced as professional couples since 1997; Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are a former Argentine Tango world champion couple.[32] Brendan Cole and Katya Virshilas danced professionally for several years before parting in November 2009.[33][34][35] Karen Hauer and Kevin Clifton were engaged when Kevin entered the show in 2013 and were married prior to the 2015 season, Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec were married in 2017. Neil and Katya Jones are also married.

text: Dances

text: On average dances last for approximately 90 seconds.[36] The music for the dances are performed by The Strictly Come Dancing Band.

text:
The Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Quickstep, Rumba, Tango, Jive, Foxtrot, Paso Doble and Samba have all been danced since Series 1.
The American Smooth and the Viennese Waltz were added in Series 3.
The Salsa and the Argentine Tango were added in Series 4.
No more dances were added until Series 7, week 11 when couples performed either a Charleston (which winner Chris Hollins chose to perform again in the final) or a Rock N' Roll routine. The final also featured a head-to-head Lindyhop. Of these dances, only the Charleston was retained for subsequent series, although elements of the Lindyhop have often featured in Showdances.
Series 8 introduced the Swing-a-thon, where all remaining couples dance Swing simultaneously and are voted off the dancefloor one by one by the judges until only one couple remains. This returned in Series 9 and 11.
The tenth series featured a "Dance Fusion", in which the couples attempt to perform two dances consecutively in one routine.
The twelfth series introduced the Waltz-a-thon, which uses the same manner as the Swing-a-thon of all remaining couples on the dance floor at the same time, all the couples dance Waltz. Afterwards, the results are revealed by the judges.
The thirteenth series introduced a Quickstep-a-thon, in which all seven remaining couples simultaneously performed a quickstep. The judges then ranked them one to seven and gave points accordingly.
The fourteenth series saw the Cha-Cha-Challenge introduced, in which all six remaining couples simultaneously performed a cha-cha-cha. The judges then ranked them one to six and gave points accordingly.
A Showdance (Freestyle) has always been performed in the series final as a last chance for couples to impress the public. However, since Series 8, the Showdance has been danced as the second dance in the final.

text: Prior to series 10, the dances performed in the early weeks are switched between one Ballroom and one Latin, and are divided as evenly as possible depending on the number of contestants left. As the competition progressed further, this system is abandoned and many styles, not just two, can be performed in one week by each of the remaining contestants. From series 4 through 7, the remaining contestants who made it to the semifinals are granted to perform the semifinal-exclusive Argentine Tango. Beginning with series 10, this has all changed. The contestants are now allowed to dance whichever dance they are bestowed to (not accustomed to any patterns), though the Argentine Tango remains to be somewhat reserved for the latter stages of the series. The Showdance, however, is still restricted only for the finalists from the very first series until now.

text: Coaching

text: As of series four, coaches are Jaclyn Spencer and Chris Marques (aka Cuban Groove) for Salsa and Mambo, and Jenny Thomas and Ryan Francois for Swing, Jive, Rock n Roll and The Charleston. The Argentine Tango coaches in series three were Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone, both of whom have subsequently competed in the show.

text: Results show

text: From Series 1-4, the results show was shown live, later on the Saturday after 1 hour after the performances.

text: From Series 5 onwards, the results show is recorded on the Saturday night directly after the live show and incorporates the result of the viewers' votes which are completed by 21:30. This was confirmed by the official BBC website in 2008:

text: The Sunday show is recorded on Saturday night but no element involving the results of the vote will start recording until after lines are closed and votes counted and verified.[37]

text: Throughout the Sunday results show the presenters refer to 'last night' in reference to the main show, due to the timing of the Sunday programme, and Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman's and the judges' outfits are changed to present an illusion of a second live broadcast.

text: For Series 7, the Sunday results show was axed and put back to Saturday nights as a result of a revamp of the show.[38] It was then put back on Sundays in Series 8.

text: Dance-off

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text: A new system called the dance-off was introduced in series 5. It continued on the program through series 7, was not used for series 8 and 9, but was reinstated as of series 10 and has remained a feature of the show ever since. There are two couples in each dance-off, which occurs on the results show: the two who received the lowest totals that week from the combined judges' scores and the public vote. The aim of the dance-off is for the couples to convince the judges that they deserve to go through to the following week's competition. Before they attempt the dance a second time the couple sometimes gets advice from the judges. The judges decide who continues on the show and who is eliminated based on the second dance performances. If three of the judges agree that one of the couples should be "saved", that couple is through to the following week's competition and the Head Judge's vote is not counted. If one couple has two votes and the other couple has one vote, then the deciding vote is cast by the Head Judge, originally Len Goodman and currently Shirley Ballas. Afterwards, the eliminated couple perform one final dance—some people call it waltzing out of the ballroom. The Monday after they are eliminated they appear on It Takes Two to talk about their time on the show. The dance-off has been cancelled only once, in series 14, due to an injury sustained earlier by one of the contestants, Anastacia. She was unable to perform the dance-off, and the couple with the lowest total was eliminated.

text: Strictly: It Takes Two

text: During the run of Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly: It Takes Two is broadcast each weeknight on BBC Two. The series was previously hosted by Claudia Winkleman; but, due to her pregnancy in 2011, she had to leave the series, and Zoë Ball took over from Series 9.[39]

text: The show features reviews of the performances during the previous Saturday's show, and interviews with, and training footage of, the couples preparing for the next show. The judges and other celebrities also provide their opinions on how the couples are doing. It Takes Two replaced Strictly Come Dancing on Three, hosted by Justin Lee Collins, which ran on BBC Three during the first series. Prior to 2010, BBC Two Scotland aired the programme on four nights only, running their own Gaelic-language programming on Thursdays instead.

text: Main series results

text:
Series
Premiere date
Finale date
Number
of couples
Number
of weeks

Winners

Second place

Third place

1
15 May 2004
3 July 2004
8
8
Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole
Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen
Lesley Garrett & Anton du Beke

2
23 October 2004
11 December 2004
10
Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett
Denise Lewis & Ian Waite
Julian Clary & Erin Boag

3
15 October 2005
17 December 2005
12
10
Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova
Colin Jackson & Erin Boag
Zoë Ball & Ian Waite

4
7 October 2006
23 December 2006
14
12
Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy
Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova
Emma Bunton & Darren Bennett

5
6 October 2007
22 December 2007
Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler
Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace
Gethin Jones & Camilla Dallerup

6
20 September 2008
20 December 2008
16
14
Tom Chambers & Camilla Dallerup
Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone
Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole

7
18 September 2009
19 December 2009
Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan
Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe
Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna

8
1 October 2010
18 December 2010
14
12
Kara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev
Matt Baker & Aliona Vilani
Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan

9
30 September 2011
17 December 2011
Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani
Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev
Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff

10
5 October 2012
22 December 2012
Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace
Denise Van Outen & James Jordan
Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev
N/A

11
27 September 2013
21 December 2013
15
13
Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Škorjanec
Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev
Susanna Reid & Kevin Clifton

12
26 September 2014
20 December 2014
Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev
Frankie Bridge & Kevin Clifton
Simon Webbe & Kristina Rihanoff

13
25 September 2015
19 December 2015
Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani
Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice
Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton

14
23 September 2016
17 December 2016
Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton
Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse
Louise Redknapp & Kevin Clifton

15
23 September 2017
16 December 2017
Joe McFadden & Katya Jones
Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez
Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice
Gemma Atkinson & Aljaž Škorjanec

text: Series 1 (2004)

text: In Spring 2004, Strictly Come Dancing commenced its first series. The professional dancers were: Brendan, Hanna, Anton, Erin, John, Paul, Camilla and Kylie. This is the only series that took place in the Spring/Summer months. From the second series onwards, the show takes place from September/October to December each year. Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole were crowned the first winners of Strictly Come Dancing. This was the shortest series, with 8 weeks.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Jason Wood
Kylie Jones
Week 2

David Dickinson
Camilla Dallerup
Week 3

Verona Joseph
Paul Killick
Week 4

Claire Sweeney
John Byrnes
Week 5

Martin Offiah
Erin Boag
Week 6

Lesley Garrett
Anton du Beke
Third place

Christopher Parker
Hanna Karttunen
Runners up

Natasha Kaplinsky
Brendan Cole
Series winners

text: Series 2 (2004)

text: In Autumn 2004, the second series commenced. 5 of the 8 professionals returned. These professionals were: Brendan, Anton, Erin, Paul and Camilla. There were 5 new professionals who are: Darren, Ian, Lilia, Nicole and Hazel. Hazel only participated in this series while the other professionals competed in following series.

text: A new spin-off show called Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presented by Claudia Winkleman was created this series and has continued to air alongside each following series, now hosted by Zoë Ball on BBC Two.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Quentin Willson
Hazel Newberry
Week 1

Carol Vorderman
Paul Killick
Week 2

Esther Rantzen
Anton du Beke
Week 3

Diarmuid Gavin
Nicole Cutler
Week 4

Sarah Manners
Brendan Cole
Week 5

Roger Black
Camilla Dallerup
Week 6

Aled Jones
Lilia Kopylova
Week 7

Julian Clary
Erin Boag
Third place

Denise Lewis
Ian Waite
Runners up

Jill Halfpenny
Darren Bennett
Series winners

text: Series 3 (2005)

text: In 2005, the third series commenced. Brendan, Anton, Erin, Camilla, Darren, Ian and Lilia returned from last series. Nicole, Paul and Hazel did not return. They were replaced by Karen, Hanna, Izabela, Andrew and Matthew.

text: The celebrities that took part in this series were as follows:

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Siobhan Hayes
Matthew Cutler
Week 1

Jaye Jacobs
Andrew Cuerden
Week 2

Gloria Hunniford
Darren Bennett
Week 3

Fiona Phillips
Brendan Cole
Week 4

Dennis Taylor
Izabela Hannah
Week 5

Will Thorp
Hanna Haarala
Week 6

Bill Turnbull
Karen Hardy
Week 7

Patsy Palmer
Anton du Beke
Week 8

James Martin
Camilla Dallerup
Week 9

Zoë Ball
Ian Waite
Third place

Colin Jackson
Erin Boag
Runners up

Darren Gough
Lilia Kopylova
Series winners

text: Series 4 (2006)

text: The show ran from 7 October to 23 December 2006. Over 12 million votes were cast, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need. A peak of 13 million viewers tuned into the final show of series four to see Mark and Karen crowned 2006 Strictly Come Dancing champions.

text: This series introduced four new professional dancers – Flavia Cacace, James Jordan, Ola Jordan and Vincent Simone. Andrew Cuerden, Hanna Haarala and Izabela Hannah did not return to the series. This series also saw the return of Nicole Cutler, who had taken part in Series 2 but not in Series 3.

text: The couples in order of elimination:

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Nicholas Owen
Nicole Cutler
Week 1

Jimmy Tarbuck
Flavia Cacace
Withdrew

Mica Paris
Ian Waite
Week 2

DJ Spoony
Ola Jordan
Week 3

Georgina Bouzova
James Jordan
Week 4

Jan Ravens
Anton du Beke
Week 5

Ray Fearon
Camilla Dallerup
Week 6

Peter Schmeichel
Erin Boag
Week 7

Claire King
Brendan Cole
Week 8

Carol Smillie
Matthew Cutler
Week 9

Louisa Lytton
Vincent Simone
Week 10

Emma Bunton
Darren Bennett
Third place

Matt Dawson
Lilia Kopylova
Runners-up

Mark Ramprakash
Karen Hardy
Series winners

text: Series 5 (2007)

text: The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 29 September 2007, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters. For the first and only time, the line up of professionals was unchanged from the previous series. The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October, which ran for 12 weeks.

text: The show featured 14 new celebrities, who were paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday, rather than shown live later on Saturday. In addition to this, the two couples who were at the bottom of the table after the viewers' vote were subject to a dance-off, where they reprised their routine, for the judges to decide who left. Head Judge Len Goodman had the casting vote in case of a tie. The series raised just over a million pounds for Children in Need.[40]

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Brian Capron
Karen Hardy
Week 1

Stephanie Beacham
Vincent Simone
Week 2

Willie Thorne
Erin Boag
Week 3

Gabby Logan
James Jordan
Week 4

Dominic Littlewood
Lilia Kopylova
Week 5

Penny Lancaster Stewart
Ian Waite
Week 6

Kate Garraway
Anton du Beke
Week 7

John Barnes
Nicole Cutler
Week 8

Kelly Brook
Brendan Cole
Withdrew[41]

Kenny Logan
Ola Jordan
Week 9

Letitia Dean
Darren Bennett
Week 10

Gethin Jones
Camilla Dallerup
Third place

Matt Di Angelo
Flavia Cacace
Runners up

Alesha Dixon
Matthew Cutler
Series winners

text: Series 6 (2008)

text: A sixth series of the show was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute was called off in late June 2008.[42] The series lasted for 14 weeks, which is the longest series so far.[42] The series involved three new professional dancers, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt and Kristina Rihanoff.[43] Nicole Cutler did not return to the series.

text: In July 2008 it was reported that current EastEnders cast members were banned from taking part in the competition due to the length of the series.[44]

text: The sixth series began on 13 September with a behind-the-scenes look at the new series, followed by the first live show on 20 September.[45]

text: On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be leaving the show because he believed he may "win it".[46]

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Phil Daniels
Flavia Cacace
Week 1

Gillian Taylforth
Anton du Beke
Week 2

Gary Rhodes
Karen Hardy
Week 3

Jessie Wallace
Darren Bennett
Week 4

Don Warrington
Lilia Kopylova
Week 5

Mark Foster
Hayley Holt
Week 6

Andrew Castle
Ola Jordan
Week 7

Heather Small
Brian Fortuna
Week 8

Cherie Lunghi
James Jordan
Week 9

John Sergeant
Kristina Rihanoff
Withdrew[46]

Jodie Kidd
Ian Waite
Week 10

Christine Bleakley
Matthew Cutler
Week 11

Austin Healey
Erin Boag
Week 12

Lisa Snowdon
Brendan Cole
Third place

Rachel Stevens
Vincent Simone
Runners up

Tom Chambers
Camilla Dallerup
Series winners

text: Series 7 (2009)

text: The seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing ran from 18 September until 19 December 2009.[47] Tess Daly signed a two-year deal to continue presenting the programme for at least the 2009 and 2010 series'.[48]

text: On 9 July 2009, former competitor Alesha Dixon was confirmed to be joining the judging panel for this series, and that Darcey Bussell would be a guest judge towards the end of the series run. Dixon replaced Arlene Phillips who moved to The One Show as a Strictly Come Dancing expert.[47] It has been reported in the media that many of the show's professional dancers are furious at Phillips being replaced by Dixon. They apparently feel that they "will be judged by someone who knows less than they do about dancing".[49] The BBC were also accused of sexism, as none of the male judges on the show had been replaced. The BBC received over 5,000 complaints. Dixon's fans were also unhappy as she had to cancel a number of dates on her autumn tour to do the programme.[50]

text: The official line-up was revealed on 25 August 2009 and the winner was BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins:[51]

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Martina Hingis
Matthew Cutler
Week 1

Richard Dunwoody
Lilia Kopylova
Week 2

Rav Wilding
Aliona Vilani
Week 3

Lynda Bellingham
Darren Bennett
Week 4

Joe Calzaghe
Kristina Rihanoff
Week 5

Jo Wood
Brendan Cole
Week 6

Zöe Lucker
James Jordan
Week 7

Craig Kelly
Flavia Cacace
Week 8

Phil Tufnell
Katya Virshilas
Week 9

Jade Johnson
Ian Waite
Withdrew

Ricky Groves
Erin Boag
Week 10

Natalie Cassidy
Vincent Simone
Week 11

Laila Rouass
Anton du Beke
Week 12

Ali Bastian
Brian Fortuna
Third place

Ricky Whittle
Natalie Lowe
Runners-up

Chris Hollins
Ola Jordan
Series winners

text: Series 8 (2010)

text: The eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing began with a launch show on 11 September 2010, then three weeks later the live shows started on 1 October 2010.[52] Three new professional dancers were announced,[53] The celebrities were revealed on 8 September 2010[54] and the professional partners were revealed during the launch show.[55][56]

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Goldie
Kristina Rihanoff
Week 2

Paul Daniels
Ola Jordan
Week 3

Peter Shilton
Erin Boag
Week 4

Tina O'Brien
Jared Murillo
Week 5

Jimi Mistry
Flavia Cacace
Week 6

Michelle Williams
Brendan Cole
Ian Waite (Week 4)
Week 7

Felicity Kendal
Vincent Simone
Week 8

Patsy Kensit
Robin Windsor
Week 9

Ann Widdecombe
Anton du Beke
Week 10

Gavin Henson
Katya Virshilas
Week 11

Scott Maslen
Natalie Lowe
Week 11

Pamela Stephenson
James Jordan
Third place

Matt Baker
Aliona Vilani
Runners-up

Kara Tointon
Artem Chigvintsev
Series winners

text: Series 9 (2011)

text: Strictly returned with a launch show on 10 September 2011, with the final in December at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to front the main show, and Claudia Winkleman presented the Sunday night results show along with Daly.

text: For Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, a new presenter joined the team. Winkleman had to pull out of the 2011 series as it would be difficult to do a daily programme so soon after giving birth and was replaced by Zoë Ball.

text: All of series eight's judges returned to the show. Jennifer Grey served as a cover judge for Len Goodman during week six due to his break from the show. This was the last series to feature Alesha Dixon as a judge after she left the show after the final to become a judge on Britain's Got Talent

text: The professional line-up was announced on 15 June 2011 with most of the Series 8 professionals returning, except for Jared Murillo who was replaced by Siberian dancer Pasha Kovalev.[57] The celebrity line-up was announced on 6 September 2011 on The One Show and the couples were paired up for the first time on the launch show.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Edwina Currie
Vincent Simone
Week 2

Dan Lobb
Katya Virshilas
Week 3

Rory Bremner
Erin Boag
Week 4

Nancy Dell'Olio
Anton du Beke
Week 5

Lulu
Brendan Cole
Week 6

Audley Harrison
Natalie Lowe
Week 7

Russell Grant
Flavia Cacace
Week 8

Anita Dobson
Robin Windsor
Brendan Cole (Week 9)
Week 9

Robbie Savage
Ola Jordan
Week 10

Alex Jones
James Jordan
Week 11

Holly Valance
Artem Chigvintsev
Brendan Cole (Week 7)
Week 11

Jason Donovan
Kristina Rihanoff
Third place

Chelsee Healey
Pasha Kovalev
Runners-up

Harry Judd
Aliona Vilani
Series winners

text: Series 10 (2012)

text: The tenth series began on 15 September 2012 with a launch show to reveal the celebrity/professional partnerships, and the live shows began on 5 October.

text: On 25 April 2012, it was confirmed that Darcey Bussell would be joining the judging panel, replacing Alesha Dixon who left the show to be a judge on Britain's Got Talent.[58]

text: Katya Virshilas was the only professional dancer not returning to this series, and she was replaced by Burn the Floor's Karen Hauer.[59] The full line-up was revealed on 10 September during The One Show.[60]

text: Aliona Vilani was originally Johnny Ball's partner, but injury resulted in her being replaced by Iveta Lukosiute.[61]

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Johnny Ball
Iveta Lukosiute
Week 2

Jerry Hall
Anton du Beke
Week 3

Sid Owen
Ola Jordan
Week 4

Colin Salmon
Kristina Rihanoff
Week 5

Fern Britton
Artem Chigvintsev
Week 6

Richard Arnold
Erin Boag
Week 7

Victoria Pendleton
Brendan Cole
Week 8

Michael Vaughan
Natalie Lowe
Week 9

Nicky Byrne
Karen Hauer
Week 10

Lisa Riley
Robin Windsor
Week 11

Dani Harmer
Vincent Simone
Week 12

Denise van Outen
James Jordan
Runners-up

Kimberley Walsh
Pasha Kovalev

Louis Smith
Flavia Cacace
Series winners

text: Series 11 (2013)

text: Strictly Come Dancing returned with the launch show on 7 September 2013 and its live shows on 27 September 2013 for its eleventh series.[62] Rod Stewart and Jessie J performed on the premiere show.[63]

text: On 1 June 2013, it was announced that Aliona Vilani, Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace, and Erin Boag would all leave this series. Aljaž Skorjanec, Emma Slater, Janette Manrara and Iveta Lukosiute, who partnered Johnny Ball in the first few weeks of series 10, would all join the cast.[64][65][66] However, it was confirmed on 22 August 2013 that Anya Garnis and Kevin Clifton joined the series, replacing Slater.[67] On 2 September 2013, it was announced that a foot fracture injury meant Natalie Lowe would not be able to participate this series, and she was replaced by returning professional Vilani.[68]

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result (week voted out)

Tony Jacklin
Aliona Vilani
Week 2

Vanessa Feltz
James Jordan
Week 3

Julien Macdonald
Janette Manrara
Week 4

Deborah Meaden
Robin Windsor
Week 5

Rachel Riley
Pasha Kovalev
Week 6

Dave Myers
Karen Hauer
Week 7

Fiona Fullerton
Anton du Beke
Week 8

Ben Cohen
Kristina Rihanoff
Week 9

Mark Benton
Iveta Lukosiute
Week 10

Ashley Taylor Dawson
Ola Jordan
Week 11

Patrick Robinson
Anya Garnis
Week 12

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Brendan Cole
Week 13

Natalie Gumede
Artem Chigvintsev
Runners-up

Susanna Reid
Kevin Clifton

Abbey Clancy
Aljaž Škorjanec
Series winners

text: Series 12 (2014)

text: The series started on 7 September 2014 with a launch show,[69] followed by the live shows starting on 26 and 27 September.[70] This series was the first not to be presented by Sir Bruce Forsyth after announcing his departure from the live shows on 4 April (He made his final regular appearance in this series' launch show). However, Forsyth would continue to present special editions of the show, such as Children in Need and Christmas specials.[71] It was announced on 9 May that Claudia Winkleman would join the main show as co-presenter and the duties would mirror the existing result show format, with Tess Daly taking over Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman taking Daly's role as co-presenter.[72]

text: It was announced on 1 June 2014 that professional dancers Artem Chigvintsev, James Jordan and Anya Garnis would not be returning for the new series, although Garnis would remain on the show's choreography team. It was also announced that Tristan MacManus and Joanne Clifton would be joining the show's professional line-up.[73] It was then announced in August that Robin Windsor had pulled out of the competition due to a back injury. Windsor will be replaced by new professional Trent Whiddon.[74] In the third week entertainer Donny Osmond joined the four regular judges, making the maximum score that week 50 points.[75] Due to Winkleman's absence in weeks 6, 7, and 8, It Takes Two presenter Zoë Ball co-presented with Daly.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result
(week voted out)

Gregg Wallace
Aliona Vilani
Week 2

Jennifer Gibney
Tristan MacManus
Week 3

Tim Wonnacott
Natalie Lowe
Week 4

Thom Evans
Iveta Lukosiute
Week 5

Scott Mills
Joanne Clifton
Week 6

Alison Hammond
Aljaž Škorjanec
Week 7

Judy Murray
Anton du Beke
Week 8

Steve Backshall
Ola Jordan
Week 9

Sunetra Sarker
Brendan Cole
Week 10

Pixie Lott
Trent Whiddon
Week 11

Jake Wood
Janette Manrara
Week 12

Mark Wright
Karen Hauer
Week 13

Frankie Bridge
Kevin Clifton
Runners-up

Simon Webbe
Kristina Rihanoff

Caroline Flack
Pasha Kovalev
Series winners

text: Series 13 (2015)

text: Strictly Come Dancing returned for the thirteenth series with a launch show on 5 September 2015, followed by the live shows starting on 25 and 26 September.

text: On 23 April 2015, the list of professionals participating in the thirteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Trent Whiddon, Iveta Lukosiute and Joanne Clifton. Clifton would remain involved in group dances and would feature on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two as a dance expert. Robin Windsor, absent from the previous series because of injury, also did not return for this series. Three new professional dancers were introduced: Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko (from the American, Australian, and Russian versions of Dancing with the Stars), South African dancer Oti Mabuse (from Germany's Let's Dance) and Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice.[76]

text: On 3 October 2015, the judges performed The Strictly, a signature dance made up of some iconic moves from the show's history for fans to do at home when they hear the theme tune; subsequently, a tutorial for the dance was made available on the show's website and iPlayer hosted by Natalie Lowe and Tristan MacManus.[77] Ola Jordan later announced that she had quit the show and claimed that the results were "fixed".

text: Series 13 was the last to feature Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff, Ola Jordan and Gleb Savchenko as professional dancers. Aliona Vilani announced three days after winning that she was leaving the show, however, she did do the 2016 live tour. Savchenko announced he was leaving the show on 28 June 2016. For series 14, Katya Jones, Gorka Márquez, Oksana Platero, and Joanne Clifton replaced them.[78]

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result
(week voted out)

Iwan Thomas
Ola Jordan
Week 2

Anthony Ogogo
Oti Mabuse
Week 3

Daniel O'Donnell
Kristina Rihanoff
Week 4

Ainsley Harriott
Natalie Lowe
Week 5

Kirsty Gallacher
Brendan Cole
Week 6

Carol Kirkwood
Pasha Kovalev
Week 7

Jeremy Vine
Karen Clifton
Week 8

Jamelia
Tristan MacManus
Week 9

Peter Andre
Janette Manrara
Week 10

Helen George
Aljaž Škorjanec
Week 11

Anita Rani
Gleb Savchenko
Week 12

Katie Derham
Anton du Beke
Week 13

Georgia May Foote
Giovanni Pernice
Runners-up

Kellie Bright
Kevin Clifton

Jay McGuiness
Aliona Vilani
Series winners

text: Series 14 (2016)

text: Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fourteenth series with a launch show on 3 September 2016 on BBC One. This was Len Goodman's final series as head judge.

text: On 28 June 2016, the list of professionals who were returning for the fourteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who would not return included last series' champion and two-time professional winner of the show Aliona Vilani, former professional winner Ola Jordan, and two-times professional finalist Kristina Rihanoff as well as Gleb Savchenko and Tristan MacManus. Joanne Clifton was returning after a one series hiatus. The leaving professionals were replaced by Katya Jones, Burn the Floor dancer Gorka Márquez and former Dancing with the Stars U.S. troupe member Oksana Platero.[79] On 26 July 2016, three more new professional dancers were announced as AJ Pritchard, Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones, husband of new dancer Katya.[80] Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones did not partner a celebrity as the professionals outnumbered the celebrities, although they were still in group dances and appeared on It Takes Two.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result
(week voted out)

Melvin Odoom
Janette Manrara
Week 2

Tameka Empson
Gorka Márquez
Week 3

Will Young
Karen Clifton
Withdrew

Naga Munchetty
Pasha Kovalev
Week 4

Lesley Joseph
Anton du Beke
Week 5

Anastacia
Brendan Cole
Gorka Márquez (week 5)
Week 6

Laura Whitmore
Giovanni Pernice
Week 7

Daisy Lowe
Aljaž Skorjanec
Week 8

Greg Rutherford
Natalie Lowe
Week 9

Ed Balls
Katya Jones
Week 10

Judge Rinder
Oksana Platero
Week 11

Claudia Fragapane
AJ Pritchard
Week 12

Danny Mac
Oti Mabuse
Runners-up

Louise Redknapp
Kevin Clifton

Ore Oduba
Joanne Clifton
Series winners

text: Series 15 (2017)

text: On May 4, 2017, Series 7 finalist, Natalie Lowe announced that she would be departing the show. Five days later, Shirley Ballas announced that she would be replacing Len Goodman as head judge.[81] On June 21, 2017, previous series professional champion, Joanne Clifton, as well as Oksana Platero announced that they would also be leaving. The new professionals replacing them are Australian Open champion, Dianne Buswell, Welsh dancer, Amy Dowden, and Ukrainian two-time world champion, Nadiya Bychkova. On 7 August, Nick Grimshaw announced that Mollie King is the first celebrity to be taking part this series. This is the first series to be broadcast since Sir Bruce Forsyth's death in August that year. In a change to the format of previous five years, there was no elimination in the final, hence there were three runner-up couples this series.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Result
(week voted out)

Chizzy Akudolu
Pasha Kovalev
Week 2

Rev. Richard Coles
Dianne Buswell
Week 3

Charlotte Hawkins
Brendan Cole
Week 4

Brian Conley
Amy Dowden
Week 5

Simon Rimmer
Karen Clifton
Week 6

Aston Merrygold
Janette Manrara
Week 7

Ruth Langsford
Anton du Beke
Week 8

Jonnie Peacock
Oti Mabuse
Week 9

Susan Calman
Kevin Clifton
Week 10

Davood Ghadami
Nadiya Bychkova
Week 11

Mollie King
AJ Pritchard
Week 12

Alexandra Burke
Gorka Márquez
Runners-up

Debbie McGee
Giovanni Pernice

Gemma Atkinson
Aljaž Skorjanec

Joe McFadden
Katya Jones
Series winners

text: Specials

text: Christmas specials

text: The Christmas specials have been broadcast each year since 2004. The first special was broadcast the week before Christmas 2004, in 2005 it was broadcast on Christmas Eve, and from 2006 they have been broadcast on Christmas Day. Every Christmas Special has been hosted by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly and Forsyth continued to host these editions from 2014 after he left the live shows until he announced he would not be appearing on the 2015 Christmas special- due to ill health- from which he died in 2017, so Daly and Winkleman have presented the special together since 2016.

text: Trivia

text:
Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova and Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett are the only two couples to have won the Christmas Special twice. They have both won the main series.
The Christmas Special was not held in Series 1 because the main series was held in the summer. However, it has been held from Series 2 to the present day.
From Series 2 - Series 7, celebrities from previous series would perform. From Series 8 - Series 11, celebrities who did not have time to do the show would perform. From Series 12 - present, celebrities from previous series would perform.

text: Strictly Ice Dancing

text: Strictly Ice Dancing was broadcast as a one-off special on 26 December 2004; with Carol Smillie, Jessica Taylor, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Marcus Patric, David Seaman, and Rowland Rivron paired with professional skaters. This was won by David Seaman (who was a late replacement for Paul Gascoigne) and his partner Zoia Birmingham.

text: In order of elimination, the competitors were:

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Score

Rowland Rivron
Charlotte Clements
10

Marcus Patric
Leigh Mack
12

Carol Smillie
Oula Jääskeläinen
21

Scarlett Alice Johnson
Daniel Whiston
22

Jessica Taylor
Robert Burgerman
34

David Seaman
Zoia Birmingham
33

text: Strictly Ice Dancing was identical to the ITV format Dancing on Ice, although details of Dancing on Ice were revealed before Strictly Ice Dancing was commissioned.

text: Strictly African Dancing

text: A further one-off special was broadcast on BBC One on 9 July 2005 as part of the BBC's Africa Lives season. It featured six celebrities of African descent performing traditional African dances with a professional troupe. The contestants were Tunde Baiyewu, Tupele Dorgu, Robbie Earle, Antonia Okonma, Louis Emerick, and Tessa Sanderson. The programme was presented by Natasha Kaplinsky and Martin Offiah, and the winner was Robbie Earle. Professional dancers Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova, who have appeared on Strictly Come Dancing since the second series, also appeared on this special to perform a traditional African Samba.

text: In order of elimination:

text:
Tunde Baiyewu
Louis Emerick
Tupele Dorgu
Tessa Sanderson
Antonia Okonma
Robbie Earle

text: The London cast of the musical The Lion King, led by South-African actress Brown Lindiwe Mkhize, took part in this broadcast. The company performed the trademark song "Circle of Life".

text: Sport Relief Does Strictly Come Dancing

text: A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Sport Relief was broadcast on 14 March 2008, with Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman judging. Five former Strictly contestants related to sport partnered a new celebrity.[82]

text: The results were as follows:

text:
Contestant
Celebrity
Judges' scores
Dance

Denise Lewis
David Ginola
7+7+7=21
Waltz

Roger Black
Jade Johnson
8+6+8=22
Cha Cha Cha

Darren Gough
Gemma Bissix
7+7+8=22
American Smooth

Matt Dawson
Elaine Paige
8+9+8=25
Tango

Mark Ramprakash
Kara Tointon
9+9+9=27
Samba

text: The ranking of the bottom three couples was not announced – they were eliminated from the competition in a random order.

text: A BBC spokesperson commented: "Sport Relief features Strictly Come Dancing with a difference."

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Judges' scores
Dance

Peter Jones
Natalie Lowe
4+7+5=16
Tango

Duncan Bannatyne
Lilia Kopylova
2+5+3=10
Cha Cha Cha

text: Strictly Come Dancing did an underwater special for Sport Relief 2012. The contestants were 2011 champion Harry Judd and runner-up Chelsee Healey. The judges were Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Mark Foster. It was presented by Claudia Winkleman.

text:
Celebrity
Professional
Judges' scores

Harry Judd
Aliona Vilani
9+8+8+10=35

Chelsee Healey
Pasha Kovalev
8+8+9+10=35

text: After the initial scores resulted in a draw, Len (as Head Judge) had the deciding vote. He chose Chelsee and Pasha therefore they won the contest.

text: Strictly Come Dancing did a Paralympians special for Sport Relief 2014. The contestants were David Clarke, Hannah Cockroft, Nathan Stephens and Martine Wright. The judges were Goodman, Tonioli, Darcey Bussell and Lee Pearson; however, no scores were given. The series was presented by Tess Daly.

text:
Celebrity
Professional

David Clarke
Karen Hauer

Hannah Cockroft
Pasha Kovalev

Nathan Stephens
Iveta Lukosiute

Martine Wright
Ian Waite

text: Children in Need

text: A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Children in Need was broadcast on 14 November 2008, with Fearne Cotton presenting and Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips and Craig Revel Horwood judging.

text: The results were as follows:

text:
Children in Need host
Professional
Judges' scores[83]
Dance

Tess Daly
Anton du Beke
9+9+9+9=36
American Smooth

Terry Wogan
Flavia Cacace
7+8+7+7=29
Waltz

text: The dancers performed alongside Alesha Dixon singing The Boy Does Nothing at the start of the show and also Ricky Whittle was seen backstage, supporting the Hollyoaks cast who performed and Alesha told him to go back to rehearsals. The presenters and judges did not appear in this unlike the previous year when judges rated Terry's performance.

text: A Strictly Come Dancing one-off special for Children in Need was broadcast on 19 November 2010, with Tess Daly presenting the show and Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Terry Wogan and Pudsey Bear judging.

text: The results were as follows:

text:
Pop star
Professional
Judges' scores[83]
Dance
Music

Harry Judd
Ola Jordan
35 (9,9,7,10)
Paso Doble
"Ego"—The Saturdays

Rochelle Wiseman
Ian Waite
33 (6,9,8,10)
American Smooth
"All About You"—McFly

text: In November 2011, BBC newsreaders Sian Williams, Sophie Raworth, Susanna Reid and Emily Maitlis performed a group dance to Katy Perry's "Firework". Susanna and Robin won with three of the judges' votes. Angela Rippon also made an appearance in the dance, alongside the women. Susanna then went on to compete as a contestant in the eleventh series of the show in 2013.

text:
Newsreader
Professional
Judges' votes
Dance
Music
Result

Susanna Reid
Robin Windsor
Sian, Susanna, Susanna, Susanna
Cha-Cha-Cha
"Firework"—Katy Perry
Winner (3 votes)

Sian Williams
Vincent Simone
Loser (1 vote)

Sophie Raworth
Ian Waite
Loser

Emily Maitlis
Pasha Kovalev
Loser

text: A one-off special for Children in Need 2012 was broadcast on 16 November 2012 with Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly hosting, and judges Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli. Fan favourites Ann Widdecombe and Russell Grant made a special appearance in a parody of The Queen's Olympic opening ceremony scene with Daniel Craig as James Bond, and danced an "Angels and Demons" routine with their partners Anton du Beke and Flavia Cacace.[84] Bruno voted for Ann and Anton, but Craig, Darcey, and Len all chose Russell and Flavia, who took home the Pudsey-on-a-glitter-ball trophy.

text:
Strictly fan favourite
Professional
Judges' votes
Dance
Music
Result

Russell Grant
Flavia Cacace
Russell, Russell, Russell, Ann
Medley
"Hernando's Hideaway"/"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"/"Better the Devil You Know"/"Boogie Wonderland"
Winner (3 votes)

Ann Widdecombe
Anton Du Beke
Loser (1 vote)

text: A one-off special was broadcast for Children in Need 2013 on 15 November 2013. Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly hosted the show, and was judged by Len Goodman, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli. The show featured professional ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, who were partnered with James Jordan and Aliona Vilani. Bussell voted for Chris and Aliona, but Tonioli and Goodman voted for Jayne and James, who won the show and took home the Pudsey-on-a-glitter-ball trophy.[85]

text: The judges were: Revel Horwood, Bussell, Goodman & Tonioli. There were two teams with one children couple and one of the shows professional as a couple, Team Glitter's pros were Natalie Lowe & Anton Du Beke and Team Sparkle's pros were Aliona Vilani & Tristan MacManus. Team Glitter took home the trophy.

text: On 13 August 2015, it was announced that Call the Midwife actors Jenny Agutter, Laura Main, Stephen McGann and Jack Ashton would appear on the 2015 Children in Need special. Tess Daly hosted the show, along with former presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth in what was Forsyth's final formal television appearance prior to his death in 2017.

text:
Actor
Professional
Judges Vote
Dance
Result

Jenny Agutter
Ian Waite
Laura & Brendan
Medley
Loser

Laura Main
Brendan Cole
Winner

Stephen McGann
Joanne Clifton
Loser

Jack Ashton
Oti Mabuse
Loser

text: On the 18 November 2016, British olympians Canoeist Joe Clarke, Hockey player Hollie Webb, Taekwando athlete, Lutalo Muhammad and Rower Helen Glover competed in the 2016 Children in Need Special. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman presented the show, making it the first Children in Need not co-presented by Sir Bruce Forsyth.

text:
Olympian
Professional
Judges Vote
Dance
Result

Joe Clarke
Janette Manrara
Lutalo & Karen
Medley
Loser

Hollie Webb
Neil Jones
Loser

Lutalo Muhammad
Karen Clifton
Winner

Helen Glover
Pasha Kovalev
Loser

text: The BBC announced that former and current Blue Peter presenters would take part in the 2017 special.[86]

text:
Presenter
Professional
Judges Vote
Dance
Result

Anthea Turner
Brendan Cole
Mark & Amy
Group Jive
Loser

Diane-Louise Jordan
Pasha Kovalev
Loser

Konnie Huq
Neil Jones
Loser

Mark Curry
Amy Dowden
Winner

Radzi Chinyanganya
Chloe Hewitt
Loser

Tim Vincent
Dianne Buswell
Loser

text: The People's Strictly for Comic Relief

text: On 11 September 2014, the BBC announced that a special non-celebrity version of the show would air for Comic Relief 2015.[87] It featured six inspirational heroes who underwent four weeks of training before performing live in the studio.

text: The series began airing on 25 February 2015 over four pre-recorded episodes, the first two episodes introduced the contestants, the third episode on 5 March followed their training and preparation for the show. The fourth episode on 11 March saw the couples take to the dance floor, with the winner decided via an online public vote and announced live on Red Nose Day 2015 on 13 March.[88]

text: The series was hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, and judged by Bussell, Tonioli and Goodman alongside guest judge Anton du Beke. Craig Revel Horwood did not take part as a judge due to prior commitments. The judges' scores were for guidance only.

text:
Inspirational hero
Professional
Judges' scores
Dance
Music

Philip Barnett
Janette Manrara
40 (10,10,10,10)
American Smooth
"Big Spender"

Trishna Bharadia
Aljaž Skorjanec
35 (9,9,9,8)
Jive
"Runaround Sue"

Anna Kennedy
Robin Windsor
40 (10,10,10,10)
Charleston
"Charleston"

Cassidy Little
Natalie Lowe
40 (10,10,10,10)
Paso doble
"O Fortuna"

Heather Parsons
Ian Waite
36 (9,9,9,9)
Viennese Waltz
"She's Always a Woman"

Michael Pattie
Aliona Vilani
33 (8,8,9,8)
Tango
"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"

text: The Weakest Link Special 2008

text: On 27 December 2008, a special episode of The Weakest Link was broadcast on BBC One featuring participants of Strictly Come Dancing. The game was won by series 6 celebrity Mark Foster, who beat professional dancer Anton du Beke in the final. Participants in order of elimination were:

text:
Craig Revel Horwood
Arlene Phillips
Kristina Rihanoff
Camilla Dallerup
Mark Ramprakash
Brendan Cole
Heather Small
Anton du Beke
Mark Foster

text: Strictly Come Dancing Live!

text: The Live Tour! 2008

text: Strictly Come Dancing went on tour at the beginning of 2008 for the first time.[89] The tour was hosted by Kate Thornton, and judged by Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, and Len Goodman.[90] Bruno Tonioli was not a judge in this competition[89] due to him being in Los Angeles.[91] The tour began on 18 January 2008 in Glasgow and finished on 19 February 2008 in Birmingham.[92]

text: Celebrity dancers taking part were:[93]

text:
Series 1 runner up Christopher Parker and Nicole Cutler
Series 2 runner up Denise Lewis and Matthew Cutler
Series 3 winner Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova[94]
Series 3 contestant James Martin and Camilla Dallerup
Series 5 contestant Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett
Series 4 contestant Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone
Series 5 runner up Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace[95]
Series 3 finalist Zoë Ball and Ian Waite[94]

text: Christopher Parker's original partner Hannah Karttunen did not dance with him as she had left the show before this tour. Denise Lewis also had a different partner as her original partner Ian Waite danced with more recent partner Zoë Ball. Instead she danced with Matthew Cutler

text: Strictly Professionals James Jordan and Ola Jordan also performed a routine together.

text: The results of the tour are as follows:[96]

text:
Couple
Series
Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins

Matt Di Angelo and Flavia Cacace
8
13
10
40%

Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone
4
10
3
25%

Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova
3
8
10
20%

Zoë Ball and Ian Waite
3
5
14
12.5%

Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett
5
1
2
2.5%

text: Denise Lewis, Christopher Parker or James Martin were not winners or runners up at any stage of the tour.[96]

text: The Live Tour! 2009

text: The Strictly Come Dancing Tour returned in January and February 2009.[97] Kate Thornton returned to host, and all four judges from the TV series took part.

text: Celebrity dancers taking part were:

text:
Series 6 contestant Cherie Lunghi and James Jordan
Series 5 contestant Gethin Jones and Flavia Cacace
Series 2 winner Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett
Series 6 contestant Jodie Kidd and Ian Waite
Series 3 finalist Julian Clary and Lilia Kopylova
Series 5 contestant Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan
Series 6 runner up Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone
Series 6 winner Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup

text: The couples and results of the tour were as follows:[98]

text:
Couple
Series
Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins

Rachel Stevens and Vincent Simone
6
26
14
58%

Gethin Jones and Flavia Cacace
5
6
6
13%

Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan
5
6
0
13%

Julian Clary and Lilia Kopylova
2
3
13
7%

Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett
2
3
9
7%

Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup
6
1
2
2%

Cherie Lunghi and James Jordan
6
0
1
0%

text: Gethin Jones and Julian Clary were paired with new professional partners – Jones' partner Camilla Dallerup danced with her series six celebrity Tom Chambers, whilst Clary's partner (Erin Boag) did not take part in the tour, as she and her professional partner Anton du Beke were on their own Cheek To Cheek tour of the UK.

text: Strictly Come Dancing professionals Matthew Cutler and Kristina Rihanoff also performed a routine together.

text: The DVD was released on 9 November 2009.

text: The Live Tour! 2010

text: The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour took place in January and February 2010. Amanda Byram and Kate Thornton hosted on different nights.

text: The judging panel consisted of four members:

text:
Craig Revel Horwood
Len Goodman (did not appear at every performance)
Arlene Phillips (did not appear at every performance)
Bruno Tonioli

text: The following celebrities and professional dancers starred in the tour:

text:
Series 7 semi-finalist Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
Series 5 contestant Kelly Brook and Matthew Cutler
Series 7 winner Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan
Series 4 winner Mark Ramprakash and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 7 contestant Ricky Groves and Aliona Vilani
Series 7 contestant Natalie Cassidy and Darren Bennett
Series 7 contestant Zöe Lucker and James Jordan
Series 6 contestant Austin Healey and Lilia Kopylova

text: Two other pro dancers danced on the tour:

text: Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe

text:
Couple
Series
Number
of wins
%Wins

Austin Healey and Lilia Kopylova
6
23
52%

Mark Ramprakash and Kristina Rihanoff
4
20
44%

Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
7
2
4%

text: Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals Tour 2010

text: Nine professional show dancers took part in the first Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals Tour between April to July 2010.[99] It featured:

text:
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace
Matthew Cutler and Aliona Vilani
James Jordan and Ola Jordan
Brian Fortuna and Kristina Rihanoff
Ian Waite

text: The Live Tour! 2011

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2011 UK tour returned to UK arenas during January and February 2011. Zoë Ball joined as host. Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. The celebrities and professionals who participated were:

text:
Series 7 runner up Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
Series 8 contestant Tina O'Brien and Jared Murillo
Series 8 finalist Pamela Stephenson and James Jordan
Series 8 winner Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 3 runner up Colin Jackson and Ola Jordan
Series 8 contestant Patsy Kensit and Robin Windsor
Series 8 contestant Jimi Mistry and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 8 runner up Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani
Series 8 contestant Ann Widdecombe and judge Craig Revel Horwood

text:
Couple
Series
Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins

Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani
8
26
8
74%

Pamela Stephenson and James Jordan
8
8
11
23%

Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev
8
1
16
3%

text: Also making a guest appearance in the tour was Fever Dance Company and their amazing formation team.[citation needed]

text: The Live Tour! 2012

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2012 UK tour began its run on 20 January and finished on 26 February. The venues hosting the tour were:[100]

text:
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
Wembley Arena and O2 Arena, London
Evening News Arena, Manchester
Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
Echo Arena, Liverpool
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
SECC, Glasgow
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
The O2, Dublin
Odyssey Arena, Belfast

text: Kate Thornton returned as host. Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Horwood directed the tour for the second year.

text: The celebrities and professionals who participated were:

text:
Series 9 contestant Anita Dobson and Robin Windsor
Series 9 runner-up Chelsee Healey and Pasha Kovalev
Series 9 winner Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani
Series 9 finalist Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 6 contestant Mark Foster and Natalie Lowe
Series 9 contestant Nancy Dell'Olio and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 9 contestant Robbie Savage and Katya Virshilas

text: Ian Waite performed with Natalie on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity.

text:
Couple
Series
Number
of wins
Times as
runner-up
%wins

Harry Judd and Aliona Vilani
9
30
11
73%

Robbie Savage and Katya Virshilas
9
6
1
15%

Chelsee Healey and Pasha Kovalev
9
3
15
7%

Jason Donovan and Kristina Rihanoff
9
2
13
5%

Anita Dobson and Robin Windsor
9
0
1
0%

text: The Live Tour! 2013

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2013 UK tour began its run on 18 January 2013.[101] The confirmed line-up of celebrities and professionals for the tour is as follows:[102][103]

text:
Series 10 finalist Dani Harmer and Pasha Kovalev
Series 10 runner-up Denise van Outen and James Jordan
Series 10 contestant Fern Britton and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 10 semi-finalist Lisa Riley and Robin Windsor
Series 10 winner Louis Smith and Ola Jordan
Series 10 contestant Michael Vaughan and Natalie Lowe
Series 7 contestant Phil Tufnell and Karen Hauer

text: Kate Thornton returned as host; Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman returned as judges. Iveta Lukosiute also performed on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity. Louis Smith and Ola Jordan were the overall champions of the tour, with the most wins.

text:
Couples
Series
Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins

Louis Smith and Ola Jordan
10
29
2
94%

Denise van Outen and James Jordan
10
1
26
3%

Lisa Riley and Robin Windsor
10
1
0
3%

Dani Harmer and Pasha Kovalev
10
0
3
0%

text: The Live Tour! 2014

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2014 UK Tour begun on 17 January 2014 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and ended at The O2 Arena on 7 February. The tour was hosted by former contestant Lisa Riley, and Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Len Goodman returned as judges.[104][105]

text: The following celebrities and professionals took part:

text:
Series 11 contestant Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute
Series 11 contestant Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 11 runner-up Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton
Series 11 runner-up Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev
Series 11 winner Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Škorjanec
Series 11 contestant Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor
Series 10 contestant Nicky Byrne and Karen Hauer

text: Natalie Lowe also featured on the tour, but did not partner a celebrity.

text: This is the first series of The Live Tour! in which all of the celebrities danced with their original partners.

text:
Couple
Series
Number
of wins
%Wins

Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev
11
19
61%

Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton
11
6
19%

Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec
11
2
6%

Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff
11
1
3%

Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor
11
1
3%

Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute
11
1
3%

Nicky Byrne and Karen Hauer
10
1
3%

text: The Live Tour! 2015

text: The Strictly Come Dancing 2015 UK Tour began on 16 January 2015 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham and concluded at The O2 Arena on 8 February 2015. The tour was hosted by former contestant and It Takes Two host Zoë Ball for the second time. Craig Revel Horwood returned as judge, but Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli did not take part due to other commitments including Dancing with the Stars in the United States, so they were replaced by Series 6 champion Tom Chambers and his professional partner Camilla Dallerup.[106] Anton du Beke was also a judge in the Echo Arena, Liverpool and Wembley Arena, London.[107] Len Goodman was a judge just for the O2 show on 8 February and on that same show the presenter was Lisa Riley.[108]

text: The following celebrities and professionals took part:[109][110]

text:
Series 12 contestant Thom Evans and Iveta Lukosiute
Series 12 winner Caroline Flack and Tristan MacManus
Series 12 contestant Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 12 contestant Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton
Series 12 runner-up Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff
Series 12 finalist Mark Wright and Karen Hauer
Series 6 runner-up Rachel Stevens and Kevin CliftonA

text: Caroline Flack danced with Tristan MacManus not her partner in the series Pasha Kovalev

text: Trent Whiddon also featured on the tour to dance with Iveta, but did not partner a celebrity. Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff are the overall champions of the tour, with the most wins.

text: Pro Partners on the tour were as follows:

text:
Kevin Clifton and Karen Clifton
Tristan MacManus and Kristina Rihanoff
Aljaz Skorjanec and Joanne Clifton
Trent Whiddon and Iveta Lukosiute

text:
Couple
Series
Number
of wins
Times as
runner-up
%Wins

Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff
12
16
1
57%

Caroline Flack and Tristan MacManus
12
5
1
18%

Rachel Stevens and Kevin Clifton
6
3
1
11%

Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton
12
1
1
4%

Mark Wright and Karen Hauer
12
1
0
4%

Alison Hammond and Aljaž Skorjanec
12
1
0
4%

Thom Evans and Iveta Lukosiute
12
1
0
4%

text: The Live Tour! 2016

text: The 2016 tour started on 22 January and finished on 14 February.[112] The new presenter was Mel Giedroyc and the judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.[112]

text:
Series 13 contestant Ainsley Harriott and Karen Cliftona
Series 12 runner-up Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton
Series 13 runner-up Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice
Series 13 semi-finalist Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenkob
Series 13 winner Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani
Series 13 contestant Helen George and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 12 semi-finalist Jake Wood and Janette Manrara

text: Joanne Clifton was also featured on the tour, but not partner a celebrity.

text:
Kevin Clifton and Karen Clifton
Giovanni Pernice and Aliona Vilani
Aljaz Skorjanec and Janette Manrara
Gleb Savchenko and Joanne Clifton

text:
Couple
Number
of wins
Number
of 2nd places
%Wins

Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani
24
6
80%

Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko
6
23
20%

Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton
0
1
0%

text: a Natalie Lowe was scheduled to dance on the tour but she sustained an injury during tour rehearsals. Karen Clifton, who was already set to dance on the tour without a celebrity partner, took over for Lowe.[113]

text: b Mel Giedroyc was ill on 9 February so Anita Rani hosted instead. However, she still performed her Paso Doble but not for votes.

text: The Live Tour! 2017

text: The 2017 tour was presented by 2015 semi-finalist Anita Rani. The judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman and Karen Hardy. The tour started on 20 January and finished on 12 February.[114]

text: The full tour line up was announced on 14 December:

text:
Series 14 runner up Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton
Series 14 contestant Daisy Lowe and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 14 runner up Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse
Series 14 contestant Ed Balls and Katya Jones
Series 14 winner Ore Oduba and Karen Clifton
Series 14 contestant Lesley Joseph and Gorka Márquez

text: Due to Ed Balls not dancing in Manchester, Judge Rinder and Oksana Platero will replace him on the 4 and 5 February.[114]

text: Extra Dancers on Tour who are dancing in Group Dances:

text:
Giovanni Pernice and Janette Manrara
AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt
Neil Jones and Oksana Platero

text:
Couple
Number of Wins

Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton
14
45%

Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse
14
45%

Daisy Lowe and Aljaž Skorjanec
1
5%

Ed Balls and Katya Jones
1
5%

text: The Live Tour! 2018

text: The 2018 tour will be presented by 2016 champion Ore Oduba. The judges were Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell. The tour will start on 19 January and finish on 11 February.

text:
Series 15 runner up Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez
Series 15 runner up Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice
Series 15 runner up Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Skorjanec
Series 15 winner Joe McFadden and Katya Jones
Series 15 contestant Davood Ghadami and Nadiya Bychkova
Series 15 contestant Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton
Series 15 contestant Jonnie Peacock and Oti Mabuse

text: Statistics

text: Highest-scoring celebrities

text: The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrities gained each series.

text: Female

text:
[show]Rank
Series
Place
Celebrity
Professional
Average score

1
11
Runner-up
Natalie Gumede
Artem Chigvintsev
36.88

2
5
Champion
Alesha Dixon
Matthew Cutler
36.50

3
15
Runner-up
Alexandra Burke
Gorka Márquez
36.44

4
14
Runner-up
Louise Redknapp
Kevin Clifton
35.87

5
6
Runner-up
Rachel Stevens
Vincent Simone
35.81

6
8
Champion
Kara Tointon
Artem Chigvintsev
35.69

7
11
Champion
Abbey Clancy
Aljaz Skorjanec
35.63

8
15
Runner-up
Debbie McGee
Giovanni Pernice
35.44

9
9
Runner-up
Chelsee Healey
Pasha Kovalev
35.31

10
10
Runner-up
Denise van Outen
James Jordan
35.13

12
Champion
Caroline Flack
Pasha Kovalev
35.13

text: Male

text:
[show]Rank
Series
Place
Celebrity
Professional
Average score

1
14
Runner-up
Danny Mac
Oti Mabuse
36.62

2
7
Runner-up
Ricky Whittle
Natalie Lowe
35.89

3
14
Champion
Ore Oduba
Joanne Clifton
35.69

4
9
Champion
Harry Judd
Aliona Vilani
35.63

5
9
3rd Place
Jason Donovan
Kristina Rihanoff
34.80

6
6
Champion
Tom Chambers
Camilla Dallerup
34.50

6
4th Place
Austin Healey
Erin Boag
34.50

8
8
Runner-up
Matt Baker
Aliona Vilani
34.31

9
13
Champion
Jay McGuiness
Aliona Vilani
34.06

10
15
Champion
Joe McFadden
Katya Jones
33.75

text: Lowest-scoring celebrities

text: The scores presented below represent the worst overall accumulative average score the celebrities gained each series.

text: Female

text:
[show]Rank
Series
Place
Celebrity
Professional
Average score

1
3
9th place
Fiona Phillips
Brendan Cole
15.00

3
Last place
Siobhan Hayes
Matthew Cutler
15.00

3
9
11th place
Nancy Dell'Olio
Anton du Beke
15.60

4
8
6th place
Ann Widdecombe
Anton du Beke
16.20

5
15
13th place
Charlotte Hawkins
Brendan Cole
17.50

6
13
10th place
Carol Kirkwood
Pasha Kovalev
18.00

10
13th place
Jerry Hall
Anton du Beke
18.00

9
Last place
Edwina Currie
Vincent Simone
18.00

9
12
14th place
Jennifer Gibney
Tristan MacManus
18.33

10
15
Last Place
Chizzy Akudolu
Pasha Kovalev
18.50

text: Male

text:
[show]Rank
Series
Place
Celebrity
Professional
Average score

1
2
Last place
Quentin Wilson
Hazel Newberry
8.00

2
2
7th place
Diarmuid Gavin
Nicole Cutler
13.75

3
4
Last place
Nicholas Owen
Nicole Cutler
14.00

4
11
Last place
Tony Jacklin
Aliona Vilani
14.50

5
13
Last place
Iwan Thomas
Ola Jordan
15.00

6
15
14th place
Rev. Richard Coles
Dianne Buswell
16.00

7
4
Withdrew
Jimmy Tarbuck
Flavia Cacace
17.00

8
6
14th place
Gary Rhodes
Karen Hardy
17.50

9
8
13th place
Paul Daniels
Ola Jordan
17.67

10
5
Last place
Brian Capron
Karen Hardy
18.00

text: Judges' scores

text: On forty-seven occasions, a perfect 40 out of 40 has been awarded inside the main series (including three perfect 50 out of 50s in Series 7). Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev, and Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse both hold the record for most perfect scores with four forties. Kovalev also holds the record for most perfect scores by a professional dancer with eight forties. On another eight occasions, a couple scored 40/40 on a Christmas Special. The Rumba is the only dance style not to have received the perfect score.

text: Here is a table showing all of the perfect scores achieved by number of perfect scores

text: By Celebrity:

text:
Number of
40s/50s
Series
Place
Celebrity
Professional

4
12
14
Champion
Runner-up
Caroline Flack
Danny Mac
Pasha Kovalev
Oti Mabuse

3
6
8
10
11
15
3rd Place
3rd Place
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
Lisa Snowdon
Pamela Stephenson
Kimberley Walsh
Natalie Gumede
Alexandra Burke
Brendan Cole
James Jordan
Pasha Kovalev
Artem Chigvintsev
Gorka Márquez

2
6
7
9
9
10
11
13
14
15
Runner-up
3rd Place
Champion
3rd Place
Runner-up
Champion
Runner-up
Champion
Runner-up
Rachel Stevens
Ali Bastian
Harry Judd
Jason Donovan
Denise Van Outen
Abbey Clancy
Kellie Bright
Ore Oduba
Debbie McGee
Vincent Simone
Brian Fortuna
Aliona Vilani
Kristina Rihanoff
James Jordan
Aljaž Skorjanec
Kevin Clifton
Joanne Clifton
Giovanni Pernice

1
2
4
5
7
7
9
10
12
13
14
15
Champion
Champion
Runner-up
Champion
Runner-up
Runner-up
Champion
Runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up
Champion
Jill Halfpenny
Mark Ramprakash
Matt Di Angelo
Chris Hollins
Ricky Whittle
Chelsee Healey
Louis Smith
Simon Webbe
Georgia May Foote
Louise Redknapp
Joe McFadden
Darren Bennett
Karen Hardy
Flavia Cacace
Ola Jordan
Natalie Lowe
Pasha Kovalev
Flavia Cacace
Kristina Rihanoff
Giovanni Pernice
Kevin Clifton
Katya Jones

text: By Professional:

text:
Number of
40s/50s
Professional

8
Pasha Kovalev

5
James Jordan

4
Oti Mabuse

3
Brendan Cole
Artem Chigvintsev
Kristina Rihanoff
Kevin Clifton
Gorka Márquez
Giovanni Pernice

2
Vincent Simone
Brian Fortuna
Aliona Vilani
Flavia Cacace
Aljaž Skorjanec
Joanne Clifton

1
Darren Bennett
Karen Hardy
Ola Jordan
Natalie Lowe
Katya Jones

text: The lowest score the judges have ever awarded was 8/40 (1,1,3,3) to Quentin Willson and Hazel Newberry for their Cha Cha Cha. Nine individual ones have been awarded in the entirety of Strictly Come Dancing, with eight of those coming from Craig Revel Horwood and the other coming from Arlene Philips. Ann Widdecombe holds the current record for the most ones, receiving ones from Revel Horwood for her Salsa, Samba, and Rumba. The biggest margin between two singular judges scores is five, awarded to Jason Wood and Kylie Jones for their Rumba (2,5,7,5), Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen for their Tango (2,6,7,6), Gary Rhodes and Karen Hardy for their Cha-Cha-Cha (1,5,6,5), Scott Maslen and Natalie Lowe for their Rumba (4,9,7,8), Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute for their Cha-Cha-Cha (3,8,8,7), and Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton for their Samba with Donny Osmond (2,5,7,5,6).

text: Ricky Whittle and his partner Natalie Lowe hold the record for the most tens with 28. However, if the four tens given by Darcey Bussell during her tenure as a fifth judge are removed, he is behind Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse, with 26 tens, and Rachel Stevens and her partner Vincent Simone and Harry Judd and his partner Aliona Vilani with 25 each. They are followed by Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev, and Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton with 24 each, Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev with 23, Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec with 22, Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev with 21 and Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev and Denise van Outen and James Jordan with 20.[116] Of these celebrities, Snowdon and Cole and Flack and Kovalev are the only pairings to receive straight tens from the judges in all of their dances in their respective series finals. Flack and Kovalev are the only pair to manage three sets of perfect 40 marks in the final, and also hold the records for the longest consecutive streak of 40 marks with four, that includes their Salsa in the semi-final show, and the longest consecutive streak of tens, that adds to a total of 16.

text: Gumede and Chigvintsev also have the best average score from the judges out of all contestants on every series being 36.9/40 for their dances. Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse, and Alesha Dixon and her partner Matthew Cutler, follow, with averages of 36.6 and 36.5 respectively. Quentin Willson, Diarmuid Gavin and Nicholas Owen hold averages of 8.0, 13.8 and 14.0, the lowest of any celebrities so far.

text: Highest and lowest scoring performances by dance

text: The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks (out of 40) are as follows (not including scores earned on Christmas or any other specials).

text: For a more accurate comparison Darcey Bussell's scores have been subtracted from the totals of the Series 7 quarter-finalists where relevant; specifically Ali Bastian's American Smooth, Chris Hollins' Charleston and Ricky Whittle's Quickstep. Bussell scored all of them a ten. Whittle's Showdance has not been included as it did not receive the perfect score from Bussell, and therefore cannot be considered the same standard. The Rumba is the only dance that has not received the full mark of 40, the highest score being 39/40. Winner of series 12, Caroline Flack, and runner-up of series 14, Danny Mac, hold the record for receiving the most perfect scores as a celebrity with four. With eight perfect scores, Flack's partner Pasha Kovalev holds the record for most perfect scores by a professional dancer.

text:
Dance
Couple
Highest
score
Couple
Lowest
score

American Smooth (Series 3–present)
Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna
Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev
Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez
40
Ann Widdecombe & Anton du Beke
14

Argentine Tango (Series 4–present)
Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff
Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani
Simon Webbe & Kristina Rihanoff
Louise Redknapp & Kevin Clifton
Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice
40
Colin Salmon & Kristina Rihanoff
Michael Vaughan & Natalie Lowe
26

Cha Cha Cha
Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole
Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev
40
Quentin Willson & Hazel Newberry
8

Charleston (Series 7–present)
Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan
Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev
Denise van Outen & James Jordan
Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev
Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice
Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse
Joe McFadden & Katya Jones
40
Tony Jacklin & Aliona Vilani
13

Foxtrot
Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone
Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole
40
Chizzy Akudolu & Pasha Kovalev
16

Jive
Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett
Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton
Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez
40
Michael Vaughan & Natalie Lowe
15

Paso Doble
Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev
40
Rev. Richard Coles & Dianne Buswell
14

Quickstep
Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole
Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe
Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan
Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani
40
Diarmuid Gavin & Nicole Cutler
12

Rumba
Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone
Kara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev
Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev
Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani
39
Fiona Phillips & Brendan Cole
Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev
13

Salsa (Series 4–present)
Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy
Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Skorjanec
Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev
Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev
Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez
40
Ann Widdecombe & Anton du Beke
12

Samba
Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse
40
Ann Widdecombe & Anton du Beke
13

Showdance (Series 1, 7–present)
Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff
Denise van Outen & James Jordan
Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace
Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev
Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev
Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton
Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton
Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse
40
Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen
22

Tango
Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev
Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton
Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice
40
Diarmuid Gavin & Nicole Cutler
14

Viennese Waltz (Series 3–present)
Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna
Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan
40
Susan Calman & Kevin Clifton
20

Waltz
Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace
Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Skorjanec
40
Fiona Phillips & Brendan Cole
11

text: Oldest and youngest contestants and series winners

text: Television presenter Johnny Ball, who was 74 when he competed in 2012, is the oldest contestant; he was older than magician Paul Daniels and actress Lesley Joseph, who were 72 & 71 when they competed in 2010 & 2016 respectively.[117] Actress Louisa Lytton, who was 17 when she competed in 2006, remains the youngest contestant.[118] Actor Joe McFadden, who was 42 when he competed in 2017, is the oldest series winner and gymnast Louis Smith, who was 23 when he competed in 2012, is the youngest series winner. At 20, Christopher Parker and Matt Di Angelo are the youngest contestants to make it to the finale. while Dr. Pamela Stephenson is the oldest, at the age of 61.

text: Highest and lowest scores

text: Series 8 contestant Ann Widdecombe holds the record for the most lowest scores, with a highest score of 21/40 and lowest score of 12/40. Series 2 contestant Quentin Willson holds the record for the overall lowest score of 8/40 (1,1,3,3) and lowest average 8.0/40.0. Series 11 contestant Natalie Gumede holds the highest average score with 36.9/40.0. Series 12 winner Caroline Flack and series 14 runner-up Danny Mac hold the record for the most perfect scores with four 40s. Series 13 contestant Jamelia holds the record for being in the most dance-offs, which is 5.[clarification needed] Series 15 contestant Debbie McGee holds the record for getting the earliest ever 40 in the competition which was in week 7, for her Tango. This was also the first 40 with Shirley Ballas as the head judge.

text: Controversies

text: Phone voting

text: In December 2008, the show hit the headlines when viewers were able to register telephone votes for a couple that effectively they could not save from the dance off irrespective of how many public votes were cast in their favour. Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup had finished bottom of the leaderboard, whilst the two other couples were tied above them; this meant they could not mathematically survive given the scoring system, however viewers were invited to call in to save their favourites at a cost of 15p per vote. This resulted in the elimination for that week being cancelled and all the votes being carried over to the final.[119][120]

text: Arlene Phillips / Alesha Dixon

text: The decision to drop Arlene Phillips from the judging line-up for the 2009 series of Strictly Come Dancing led to much criticism being directed at the BBC by various UK newspapers, notably The Sun, running the axe as a headline story for its handling of older female television personalities. Accusations resurfaced that the BBC routinely discriminates against women in television based on their age. The most notable examples of purported age discrimination in the BBC include the release of newsreader Moira Stuart in 2007 and the retirement of Anna Ford in 2006.[citation needed] Other high-profile BBC personalities such as Selina Scott and Kate Adie accused the BBC of age discrimination towards women.[121]

text: The axing of Phillips led to an unprecedented intervention from the government's Minister for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman. During a session in the House of Commons, Harman responded to questions stating that she believed the decision to drop Phillips was motivated by age discrimination and called on the BBC to ensure that she would be taking part in the new series. The BBC has not formally responded to this request, but has repeated its comments that the decision was not due to age.[122] The appointment of Alesha Dixon to the judging panel prompted 5,000 complaints to the BBC,[123] and her judging debut was met with hostility among viewers and tabloids alike but she was subsequently believed by some to be a successful judge, giving both praise and constructive criticism.[124][125] Dixon was lured away from the show after series 9 by ITV to join the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent. Phillips was a popular media choice to replace her, but the role instead went to series 7 guest judge Darcey Bussell.

text: Race row

text: In 2009, a scandal embroiled the show involving professional dancer Anton du Beke, who in an off air conversation commented "Oh my God, you look like a Paki." to his dance partner of Moroccan descent Laila Rouass for which he has subsequently unreservedly apologised.[126] Whilst both of the people involved insisted that the comments had been intended as humorous banter, the news nevertheless prompted numerous complaints filed by viewers calling for du Beke to be removed from his position.[citation needed]

text: Same-sex couples

text: In 2015, CJ de Mooi said that he was turned down for the show because he had wanted to dance with a same-sex partner. In response, the BBC said "Strictly is a family show and we have chosen the traditional format of mixed-sex couples".[127][128] The issue came up again in 2016 when Will Young (who is gay) was due to appear on the show. The BBC said he would be appearing alongside a female dancer, and released a statement saying "The show has chosen the traditional Latin and Ballroom format of mixed-sex couples."[129]

text: Ratings

text: An example of Strictly Come Dancing's popularity is that after episodes, electricity use in the United Kingdom rises significantly as viewers who have waited for the show to end begin boiling water for tea, a phenomenon known as TV pick-up. National Grid personnel watch the show to know when closing credits begin so they can prepare for the surge.[130]

text: All ratings are from BARB. Series averages exclude Christmas special and launch show.

text:
Series
Series premiere
Series finale
Series Average

Air date
Viewers
(millions)[131]
Date
Viewers
(millions)[131]
Viewers (millions)

1
15 May 2004
4.61
3 July 2004
9.28
6.45

2
23 October 2004
6.54
11 December 2004
11.60
9.02

3
15 October 2005
7.23
17 December 2005
10.55
8.44

4
7 October 2006
9.23
23 December 2006
12.11
8.57

5
6 October 2007
7.68
22 December 2007
12.09
8.57

6
20 September 2008
8.48
20 December 2008
12.03
9.63

7
18 September 2009
8.43
19 December 2009
11.29
9.22

8
1 October 2010
9.60
18 December 2010
14.28
11.23

9
30 September 2011
9.14
17 December 2011
13.16
10.97

10
5 October 2012
9.22
22 December 2012
13.35
10.80

11
27 September 2013
9.33
21 December 2013
12.79
10.71

12
26 September 2014
8.21
20 December 2014
11.67
10.25

13
25 September 2015
9.22
19 December 2015
12.47
10.62

14
23 September 2016
9.30
17 December 2016
13.30
11.09

15
23 September 2017
11.04
16 December 2017
TBA
TBA

text: Awards

text: The show has won a highly prestigious Rose D'Or award for 'Best Variety Show', beating off competition from reality shows from twelve other different countries.[132] It has also won two awards for 'Best Reality Show' at the TRIC Awards and two at the TV Quick Awards for 'Best Talent Show'. It has also received four BAFTA Award nominations.[133]

text: The show won the award of 'Most Popular Talent Show' at the National Television Awards in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017[134]

text: In the Guinness Book of World Records 2010 edition, the format of Strictly Come Dancing was named the most successful television show with the format being sold to more than 38 countries worldwide.

text:
Year
Award
Category
Nominee
Result

2011
TRIC Awards
Best TV Reality Programme
Strictly Come Dancing
Won

2012
National Reality TV Awards
Best Reality Competition Show
Won

Televisual Bulldog Awards
Readers' Vote Award
Won

TRIC Awards
Readers' Vote Award
Won

2013
National Reality TV Awards
Best Talent Show
Won

Televisual Bulldog Awards
Best Entertainment Programme
Won

TRIC Awards
Best Reality Programme
Won

2014
National Reality TV Awards
Best Talent Show
Won

2015
National Reality TV Awards
Best Talent Show
Nominated

2016
BAFTA TV Awards
Best Entertainment Programme
Won